Dark Revenge Of An Unwanted Wife: The Twins Are Not Yours!

Chapter 126: Christmas Mercenaries

With every bullet striking the car violently, Ewan felt his heart convulsing in a mixture of fear and dread.

Was this the gang again? It had to be!

His mind raced with dark thoughts, but the most pressing concern was that his children were trapped inside that car. He couldn’t let anything happen to them.

Frantically, he scanned the surroundings, noting how his driver had joined the other vehicles in a desperate attempt to clear the area, aiming to evade the danger posed by the flying stray bullets. No one dared to approach. Who would be reckless enough to put themselves in harm’s way?

At this rate, his children might die. The pessimistic thought pierced through him, and fresh tears began to burn in his eyes as he took in the chaos around them.

Suddenly, the gunfire came to an abrupt halt.

Ewan inhaled deeply, summoning every ounce of courage within him. Without a moment’s hesitation, he stepped out of his car, throwing caution to the wind, ignoring his driver’s shouts of ’sir, please!’.

He had already fired off a text to his security team, urging them to hurry, but he knew he couldn’t wait for them to arrive. Time was slipping away.

He dashed past the ’armored tank’ that had been the catalyst for this terrifying shootout and headed straight for Athena’s car, acutely aware that they had only a short window before the unknown gunmen would reload.

"Athena! Open the door!" He shouted, desperation lacing his voice.

Inside the car, Athena watched Ewan pound on the window like a man possessed, and her anger bubbled to the surface. Was this man truly so foolish? Didn’t he realize he was putting his life at immense risk?

She reluctantly opened the window to tell him so, but before she could speak, a bullet zipped through the opening, striking the interior with a deafening crack, shocking her to the core.

bullet hit the window and tumbled harmlessly to the car floor, but it wasn’t just the close call that left Athena breathless; it was

back to his vehicle, finally

made sure of that—but it seemed those hunting her had factored that into their plan, opting for a sniper attack instead. A sniper

fatal. A bullet hit the

the tears threatening to spill; how could she let her Christmas Day devolve into yet another tragedy? And

Athena like a suffocating shroud. Athena held her breath, praying that the security detail had

voice belonged to

he doing here again? She thought he had returned to his vehicle. Yet when she lifted herself and caught a glimpse of his frantic face in the reflection, a mix of relief and confusion washed

gesturing emphatically at

complied. Ewan might be foolish and impulsive, but she knew he was no murderer; he

coursed through her as Ewan suddenly

and the twins... I

a heartbeat, Athena was immobilized, the hug happening so

to the children. He

pang of irritation as the embrace lingered longer than necessary. But then her eyes fell on Nathaniel, whose hands

vehicles before and beside her, to the group of four

killed then. She thought, watching the security detail decide what

heart lifted slightly when she saw Mr. Thorne

a lot, Mr. Thorne." She said

not necessary. You are my friend now, Athena. Your security is my concern." He turned to the four men. "My security detail has dealt with everything. They’ve handled the assailants. According to their profiles, they appear to be mercenaries hired from the dark web.

more dangerous and wilder tactics," She